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This (generally, not the CC thing specifically) is the reason why I stopped dealing with Apple devices.

Apple doesn't want me as a customer. That's not a bad thing, or a thing I feel any sort of resentment about. Apple just has a very specific demographic in mind, and I am not in that group.

They have, you can now select "none" when creating an Apple ID for the billing information. I believe the only way previously to get around this issue for a while was to buy a new Apple device because the initial device setup allowed for an Apple ID creation without billing info demands.

I found that I couldn't accept free appstore (on MacOS, not iPhone) offers without a credit card on file a few weeks ago.

I’ve never had a credit card linked I just use a Venmo debit card with nothing on it and not attached to a bank account.

Does the Venmo debit card know your real name?